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Learning journey

September 2006- September 2007

Gabriela Sellart
AACI TEACHERS’ DAY 15-09-07


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How it started

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Claudia Ceraso’s talk

thought
provoking


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Well, my ideas were not so neat and tidy.


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the B button


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WRITE ON LITERATURE
I wondered:
• an audience
beyond the class
limits?!
• feedback from real
readers?!


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GLOSSARIES
I wondered:
• set my information
free?!
• my students making
decisions related to
their learning?!


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TAKE IT FURTHER
I wondered:
• a non-finished
product used as a
teaching tool?!
• teaching and learning
at the same time?!


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EDUBLOGS
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http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/
http://adifference.blogspot.com/
http://addendus.blogspot.com/
http://www.aula21.net/aulablog21/
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
http://eduspaces.net/dtruss/weblog/
http://drapestakes.blogspot.com/
http://durffsblog.blogspot.com/
http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/
http://eltilodeolivos.com.ar/
http://eltnotes.blogspot.com/


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EDUBLOGS
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http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/
http://www.practicaltheory.org/serendipity/
http://remoteaccess.typepad.com/remote_access/
http://www.downes.ca/
http://www.stevehargadon.com/
http://teacherdudebbq.blogspot.com/
http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/
http://theopenclassroom.blogspot.com/
http://weblearner.info/
http://weblogg-ed.com/


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nothing went wrong
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http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/
• http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/
http://adifference.blogspot.com/
• http://www.practicaltheory.org/serendipity/
http://addendus.blogspot.com/
• http://remoteaccess.typepad.com/remote_acc
http://www.aula21.net/aulablog21/
ess/
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
• http://www.downes.ca/
http://eduspaces.net/dtruss/weblog/
• http://www.stevehargadon.com/
http://drapestakes.blogspot.com/
• http://teacherdudebbq.blogspot.com/
http://durffsblog.blogspot.com/
• http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/
http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/
• http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/
http://eltilodeolivos.com.ar/
• http://theopenclassroom.blogspot.com/
http://eltnotes.blogspot.com/
• http://weblearner.info/
• http://weblogg-ed.com/

Just a picture
of my mind


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ANDAMIADA
I wondered:
• what language?
• anybody interested in
reading my thoughts?!
• getting into global
conversations?!


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DISCOVERIES
ABOUT THE TOOL
• static website vs. dynamic website

ABOUT MY STUDENTS
• imaginary audience vs. real audience
• one reader vs. infinite readers
• language feedback vs. conversational feedback
• spoon-fed students vs. autonomous learners
ABOUT ME
• peer to peer sharing vs. open sharing
• teaching vs learning
• reading experts vs. reading lifelong learners
• occasional face-to-face dialogue vs. global conversations


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TAKING IT FURTHER
I wonder about:
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rules
assignments
assessment
comments
privacy
identity
safety
collaboration
autonomy??????????????


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WHERE TO START

• http://www.technorati.com/
• search for edublogs


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Get into conversations
Talk about learning


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http://literaturepopups.blogspot.com/

thought
provoking

http://literatureglossaries.blogspot.com/

http://takeitfurther.blogspot.com/

http://andamiada.blogspot.com/

http://takingitfurther.blogspot.com/

Gabriela Sellart- September 2007


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2006- Claudia Ceraso’s presentation (updated)

http://eltnotes.blogspot.com/2007/09/efl-tutor-blog.html

Photos:
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Thanks for listening.
gabriela